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Holabird ordnance depot, Baltimore, Maryland. An officer checking the air pressure of the giant tires on LeTourneau road scrapers which are being sent overseas. Pressure must be ten pounds above normal load to keep tires in best condition during the journey

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El Shatt, the United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration's refugee camp for Yugoslavs

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El Shatt, the United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration's refugee camp for Yugoslavs

El Shatt, the United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration'...

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El Shatt, the United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration's refugee camp for Yugoslavs

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El Shatt, the United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration's refugee camp for Yugoslavs

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El Shatt, the United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration's refugee camp for Yugoslavs

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El Shatt, the United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration's refugee camp for Yugoslavs

El Shatt, the United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration'...

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El Shatt, the United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration's refugee camp for Yugoslavs

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Production of B-24 bombers and C-87 transports, Consolidated Aircraft Corp., Fort Worth, Texas. Cabbie Coleman, former housewife, works at western aircraft plant. Installing of oxygen racks above the flight deck

Production of B-24 bombers and C-87 transports, Consolidated Aircraft ...

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Army uniform trouser manufacture. Kane Manufacturing Company, Louisville, Kentucky. Cotton khaki and wool serge trousers are turned out here at the rate of 1300 a day to the designs and rigid specifications of the Army Quartermaster Corps. 34 sizes ranging from a small 28 inch waist with 29-inch leg to large size with a 46-inch waist and 33-inch leg. Here Frank Ernwine lays out patterns. He has been at his trade for forty-five years and helped make Army uniforms in World War I

Army uniform trouser manufacture. Kane Manufacturing Company, Louisvil...

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Production. B-24 bombers and C-87 transports. Mighty warship of the air that will soon be ready for "launching." New consolidated transport plane get a fueling and final checkup before leaving the assembly line of a Western aircraft plant. This new transport, an adaptation of the B-24 bomber, is known as the C-87 and carries one of the greatest human or cargo loads of any plane now in mass production. It is built in a plant equipped with one of the best and most modern air conditioning and fluorescent lighting systems in the county

Production. B-24 bombers and C-87 transports. Mighty warship of the ai...

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YB-17 bombardment squadron, Langley Field, Virginia. The engines of the mighty YB-17 bombers are always in the pink of condition. This crew of soldier-mechanicas at Langley Field, Virginia is making one of the regular changes of spark plugs that insure peak performance

YB-17 bombardment squadron, Langley Field, Virginia. The engines of th...

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B-24 Liberator bomber and C-87 Liberator Express. The C-87 Liberator Express is equipped with twenty portable chairs that are set up when the plane is used to carry human cargo. When Army officials saw the need for transport planes early in the war, plans for the Liberator Express were drawn to utilize the B-24 Liberator bomber so that no time was lost in the production changeover

B-24 Liberator bomber and C-87 Liberator Express. The C-87 Liberator E...

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Conversion. Food machinery plant. Back to aid in his country's war effort is Phineas Davenport Allen, seventy-eight-year-old mechanic who worked on steering riggings for submarines during World War I. Today he is employed by a New England company, whose normal peacetime product is cube steak machinery. The drill press he operates was a valuable part of the company's peacetime equipment, is even more valuable today in the speeding of work on war subcontracts. Here Allen is drilling bearing caps for cube steak machines. Cube Steak Machine Company, Boston, Massachusetts

Conversion. Food machinery plant. Back to aid in his country's war eff...

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Boeing aircraft plant, Seattle, Washington. Production of B-17 (Flying Fortress) bombing planes. Material for the construction of B-17 (Flying Fortress) bombers

Boeing aircraft plant, Seattle, Washington. Production of B-17 (Flying...

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YB-17 bombardment squadron, Langley, Virginia. The profile of a YB-17 bomber as seen from beneath the wing of another plane of the same type. These powerful four-engined ships belong to a bombardment squadron at Langley, Virginia

YB-17 bombardment squadron, Langley, Virginia. The profile of a YB-17 ...

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Production. B-24 bombers and C-87 transports. Half down the final line of a Western aircraft plant at which consolidated B-24 bombers and transports are made. This new transports, an adaptation of the B-24 bomber, is known as the C-87 and carries one of the greatest human or cargo loads of any plane now in mass production. It is built in a plant equipped with one of the best air conditioning and fluorescent lighting systems in the country

Production. B-24 bombers and C-87 transports. Half down the final line...

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Production. B-17 heavy bomber. Women riveters at the Boeing plant in Seattle work at assembly and fitting operations in the fuselage of a new B-17F (Flying Fortress) bomber. The Flying Fortress has performed with great credit in the South Pacific, over Germany and elsewhere. It is a four-engine heavy bomber capable of flying high altitudes

Production. B-17 heavy bomber. Women riveters at the Boeing plant in S...

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Production. B-17 heavy bomber. Fueling a new B-17F (Flying Fortress) bombers at the airfield of Boeing's Seattle plant. Ships are delivered to the Army and the Navy after they have successfully undergone flight tests. The Flying Fortress has performed with great credit in the South Pacific, over Germany and elsewhere. It is a four-engine heavy bomber capable of flying at high altitudes

Production. B-17 heavy bomber. Fueling a new B-17F (Flying Fortress) b...

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Production. B-17 heavy bomber. Wing section, each containing two powerful Wright engines await mating the fuselage sections of new B-17F (Flying Fortress) bomber. The Flying Fortress has performed with great credit in the South Pacific, over Germany and elsewhere. It is a four-engine heavy bomber capable of flying at high altitudes

Production. B-17 heavy bomber. Wing section, each containing two power...

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YB-17 bombardment squadron, Langley Field, Virginia. Skilled soldier-mechanics make up the ground crew personnel of a bombardment squadron stationed at Langley Field, Virginia. These men keep ships like the fast YB-17 bombers in the pink of condition

YB-17 bombardment squadron, Langley Field, Virginia. Skilled soldier-m...

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Production. B-17 heavy bomber. Men and women work together to complete a fuselage framework for a new B-17F (Flying Fortress) bomber. About half of the workers in this plant are women. The Flying Fortress has performed with great credit in the South Pacific over Germany and elsewhere. It is a four-engine heavy bomber capable of flying at high altitudes

Production. B-17 heavy bomber. Men and women work together to complete...

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Manpower. Negro shipyard workers. Skills which contributed to America's success in World War I are vital to our efforts in World War II. This Negro riveter is a veteran employee in a large Eastern shipyard. Another Negro broke the world record for riveting in World War I. Federal Shipbuilding and Drydock Corporation. Kearny, New Jersey

Manpower. Negro shipyard workers. Skills which contributed to America'...

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A black and white photo of a street with cars, Holabird ordnance depot, Baltimore, Maryland

A black and white photo of a street with cars, Holabird ordnance depot...

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The murder of a perfectly good differential - reel 1 - starring Joe Dope While draining the oil one day, the gaze of Joe Dope chanced to stray to a pippin so cute that the love-sic galoot left the oil - and the gears - by the way! Don't be a dope! Handle equipment right / / Cpt. Will Eisner, Ordnance.

The murder of a perfectly good differential - reel 1 - starring Joe Do...

Poster shows Joe Dope destroying a military truck by driving it without oil.

El Shatt, the United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration's refugee camp for Yugoslavs

El Shatt, the United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration'...

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Refugees at El Shatt, the United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration's refugee camp for Yugoslavs

Refugees at El Shatt, the United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Adm...

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El Shatt, the United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration's refugee camp for Yugoslavs

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El Shatt, the United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration's refugee camp for Yugoslavs

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El Shatt, the United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration's refugee camp for Yugoslavs

El Shatt, the United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration'...

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El Shatt, the United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration's refugee camp for Yugoslavs

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El Shatt, the United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration's refugee camp for Yugoslavs

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El Shatt, the United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration's refugee camp for Yugoslavs

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El Shatt, the United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration's refugee camp for Yugoslavs

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El Shatt, the United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration's refugee camp for Yugoslavs

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El Shatt, the United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration's refugee camp for Yugoslavs

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El Shatt, the United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration's refugee camp for Yugoslavs

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El Shatt, the United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration's refugee camp for Yugoslavs

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Soldiers without guns / Adolph Treidler.

Soldiers without guns / Adolph Treidler.

War poster shows three women who work for the war effort an office worker, a welder, and factory worker. I.S.D. No. 180. U.S. Army official poster.

Nazi flag flies from Austrian Legation. Washington, D.C., Mar. 12. As soon as German troops crossed the border into Austria, the Austrian Legation in Washington, represented by Minster Edgar L.G. Prochnick, received orders from the Foreign Office in Vienna to fly the Swastika flag, 31238

Nazi flag flies from Austrian Legation. Washington, D.C., Mar. 12. As ...

A black and white photo of a building with two flags, Library of Congress Harris and Ewing collection Title from unverified caption data received with the Harris & Ewing Collection. Gift; Harris & Ewing, Inc. ... More

A black and white photo of a group of people. Pie Town, New Mexico. Farm Security Administartion photograph.

A black and white photo of a group of people. Pie Town, New Mexico. Fa...

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Production. B-24 bombers and C-87 transports. Beulah Faith, former sales lady, is now a lathe operator at a Western aircraft plant. She is reaming tubes used in making the huge consolidated transports and bombers. These new transport, adapted from the famous the B-24 bomber is known as the C-87, and carries one of the greatest human or cargo loads of any plane now in mass production.

Production. B-24 bombers and C-87 transports. Beulah Faith, former sal...

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Langley Field, Virginia. YB-17 bombardment squadron. A warship of the skies takes on a load of fuel. Two corporals of a bombardment squadron at Langley Field, Virginia fill the gas tanks of a huge YB-17 bomber just before takeoff

Langley Field, Virginia. YB-17 bombardment squadron. A warship of the ...

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Production. B-17 heavy bomber. A skilled team of men and women workers at the Boeing plant in Seattle complete assembly and fitting operations on the interior of a fuselage section for a new B-17F (Flying Fortress) bomber. About half of the workers at the Boeing plant are women. The Flying Fortress has performed with great credit in the South Pacific, over Germany and elsewhere. It is a four-engine heavy bomber capable of flying high altitudes

Production. B-17 heavy bomber. A skilled team of men and women workers...

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Production. B-17 heavy bomber. A Kellar machine duplicating a die for the making of B-17F (Flying Fortress) bomber parts at the Boeing plant in Seattle. This machine makes production dies, using plaster patterns as models. The Flying Fortress has performed with great credit in the South Pacific, over Germany and elsewhere. It is a four-engine, heavy bomber capable of flying high altitudes

Production. B-17 heavy bomber. A Kellar machine duplicating a die for ...

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Boeing aircraft plant, Seattle, Washington. Production of B-17 (Flying Fortress) bombing planes. Workers completing assembly and fitting operations on the interior of a fuselage section

Boeing aircraft plant, Seattle, Washington. Production of B-17 (Flying...

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Production. B-24 bombers and C-87 transports. Installing the nose door of a consolidated transport plane, one of the last assembly line operations at a Western aircraft plant. Here womanpower and manpower work together or various sections of the plane. This new transport, an adaptation of the B-24 greatest human or cargo loads of any plane now in mass production. It is built in a plant equipped with one of the best and most modern air conditioning and fluorescent lighting systems in the country

Production. B-24 bombers and C-87 transports. Installing the nose door...

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Production. B-17 heavy bomber. A nearly complete B-17F (Flying Fortress) bomber at the Boeing's production line in the Seattle plant. The Flying Fortress has performed with great credit in the South Pacific, over Germany and elsewhere. It is a four-engine heavy bomber capable of flying at high altitudes

Production. B-17 heavy bomber. A nearly complete B-17F (Flying Fortres...

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Chicago, Illinois. Monument in honor of Negro soldiers killed in World War I

Chicago, Illinois. Monument in honor of Negro soldiers killed in World...

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Boeing aircraft plant, Seattle, Washington. Production of B-17 (Flying Fortress) bombing planes. Material for the construction of B-17 (Flying Fortress) bombers

Boeing aircraft plant, Seattle, Washington. Production of B-17 (Flying...

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Production. B-24 bombers and C-87 transports. Center wing sections at a Western aircraft plant now producing consolidated B-24 bombers and transports. The new transport ship, an adaptation of the B-24 bomber, is known as the C-87, and carries one of the greatest human or cargo loads of any plane now in mass production -- and carries these great loads at high speeds

Production. B-24 bombers and C-87 transports. Center wing sections at ...

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Production. B-24 bombers and C-87 transports. Nell Roy Johnson at her first job. She is filing burrs from parts to be used in making consolidated transport planes at a Western plant. This transport ship is adapted from the B-24 bomber, and carries one of the greatest human or cargo loads of any plane now in mass production.

Production. B-24 bombers and C-87 transports. Nell Roy Johnson at her ...

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Production. B-24 bombers and C-87 transports. Just off the assembly line of a western plane, a new consolidated transport makes its maiden flight. The landing wheels are being retracted as the plane soars. This new transport, an adaptation of the B-24 bomber, is known as the C-87, and carries one of the greatest human or cargo loads of any plane now in mass production. It is built in a plant equipped with one of the best and most modern air conditioning and fluorescent lighting systems in the country

Production. B-24 bombers and C-87 transports. Just off the assembly li...

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YB-17 bombardment squadron, Langley Field, Virginia. A master sergeant of a bombardment squadron at Langley Field, Virginia checks over a propeller adjustment job his soldier-mechanics have just made on a big YB-17 bomber

YB-17 bombardment squadron, Langley Field, Virginia. A master sergeant...

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San Diego, California. World War I posters

San Diego, California. World War I posters

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Boeing aircraft plant, Seattle, Washington. Production of B-17 F (Flying Fortress) bombing planes. Fuselage sections

Boeing aircraft plant, Seattle, Washington. Production of B-17 F (Flyi...

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Langley Field, Virginia. YB-17 bombardment squadron. Hitler would like this man to go home and forget about the war. A good American non-com at the side machine gun of a huge YB-17 bomber is a man who knows his business and works hard at it

Langley Field, Virginia. YB-17 bombardment squadron. Hitler would like...

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Japanese plane carrier circling to avoid attack by United States airmen at Midway, as seen from a B-17 American bomber

Japanese plane carrier circling to avoid attack by United States airme...

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Production. B-17 heavy bomber. Lubricating and servicing a new B-17F (Flying Fortress) bomber for flight tests at the airfield of Boeing's Seattle plant. Ships are delivered to the Army and the Navy after they have successfully undergone flight tests. The Flying Fortress has performed with great credit in the South Pacific, over Germany and elsewhere. It is a four-engine heavy bomber capable of flying at high altitudes

Production. B-17 heavy bomber. Lubricating and servicing a new B-17F (...

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Langley Field, Virginia. YB-17 bombardment squadron. The kind of man Hitler wishes we didn't have. A bomber pilot, captain in a bombardment squadron stationed at Langley Field, Virginia, just before he climbs aboard his huge YB-17 bombing plane

Langley Field, Virginia. YB-17 bombardment squadron. The kind of man H...

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YB-17 bombardment squadron, Langley, Virginia. A mighty YB-17 four-engine bomber taxiing down a runway at Langley, Virginia, just before taking off on a mission

YB-17 bombardment squadron, Langley, Virginia. A mighty YB-17 four-eng...

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Manpower. Veteran boring mill worker. Seventy-five-year-old George Shoemaker points to the only change ever made in the seventy-seven-year-old vertical boring mill on which he has worked for the past fifty-four years. The groove was cut to accomodate huge castings of lighthouse settings many years ago. The old machine was serving during the Civil and Spanish-American wars and World War I. It works seventy-six hours a week in this war, boring castings up to eleven feet square

Manpower. Veteran boring mill worker. Seventy-five-year-old George Sho...

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Langley Field, Virginia. YB-17 bombardment squadron. Every note from the power plants of the big planes has a meaning for the men of this bombardment squadron. A maintenance crew listens alertly while the pilot of a mighty YB-17 bomber warms up the first of his four powerful engines for a takeoff from Langley Field, Virginia

Langley Field, Virginia. YB-17 bombardment squadron. Every note from t...

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Production. B-17F heavy bombers. The brute force of a mighty plane engine, over a thousand horsepower, will strain at the bolt holes drilled by this girl worker in an engine bulkhead for a wing spar of a B-17F heavy bomber. She works in the Long Beach, California, plant of Douglas Aircraft Company. Better known as the "Flying Fortress," the B-17F is a later model of the B-17, which distinguished itself in action in the South Pacific, over Germany and elsewhere. It is a long range, high altitude, heavy bomber with a crew of seven to nine men and with armament sufficient to defend itself on daylight missions

Production. B-17F heavy bombers. The brute force of a mighty plane eng...

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Production. B-24 bombers and C-87 transports. Mated fuselage, nose and wing center sections of a consolidated transport plane are lowered as a unit into the carriage on which the shell will travel along the final assembly line. This new transport, an adaptation of the B-24 bomber, is known as the C-87, and carries one of the greatest human or cargo loads of any plane now in mass production. It is built in a plant equipped with the best and most modern air conditioning and fluorescent lighting systems in the country

Production. B-24 bombers and C-87 transports. Mated fuselage, nose and...

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Production. B-24 bombers and C-87 transports. The assembly line, in which consolidated transport ships are made in a Western aircraft plant, moves to another station. This new transport plane, adapted from the famous B-24 bomber, is known as C-87, and carries one of the greatest human or cargo loads of any plane now in mass production

Production. B-24 bombers and C-87 transports. The assembly line, in wh...

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Production. B-17 heavy bomber. 1200-horsepower Wright engines for B-17F (Flying Fortress) bombers ready for installation on the mighty warships of air at the Boeing plant in Seattle. The Flying Fortress has performed with great credit in the South Pacific, over Germany and elsewhere. It is a four-engine heavy bomber capable of flying at high altitudes

Production. B-17 heavy bomber. 1200-horsepower Wright engines for B-17...

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Production. B-17 heavy bomber. Fast, expert workers at the Boeing plant in Seattle apply outer "skins" to fuselage sections for new B-17F (Flying Fortress) bombers, while assembly and fitting operations go forward in the interiors. The Flying Fortress has performed with great credit in the South Pacific, over Germany and elsewhere. It is a four-engine heavy bomber capable of flying at high altitudes

Production. B-17 heavy bomber. Fast, expert workers at the Boeing plan...

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Planes in flight. The P-40 single-engine fighter plane--which the British have used in its various models as the "Tomahawk," "Kittyhawk" and "Warhawk"--is a fast pursuit ship in the 400-mile-per-hour class. It has an approximate service ceiling of 30,000 feet and a range of about 900 miles. Carrying various combinations of light and heavy caliber guns, it has performed notably with the RAF (Royal Air Force) in England and Africa, with the AVG (American Volunteer Group--Flying Tigers) in China and. with the AAF (Army Air Forces) in the South Pacific

Planes in flight. The P-40 single-engine fighter plane--which the Brit...

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Warner Robins, Georgia. Air Service Command, Robins Field. A B-24 Liberator bomber being serviced at a hangar of an air depot group

Warner Robins, Georgia. Air Service Command, Robins Field. A B-24 Libe...

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A black and white photo of a man on a truck, Holabird ordnance depot, Baltimore, Maryland

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A black and white photo of a man holding a tire, Holabird ordnance depot, Baltimore, Maryland

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A black and white photo of a man on a boat, Holabird ordnance depot, Baltimore, Maryland

A black and white photo of a man on a boat, Holabird ordnance depot, B...

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Holabird ordnance depot, Baltimore, Maryland. Periodic complete vehicle inspection is required of all United States Army drivers. This soldier is checking the wheel alignment of his truck, an important factor in the length of life of tires

Holabird ordnance depot, Baltimore, Maryland. Periodic complete vehicl...

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Holabird ordnance depot, Baltimore, Maryland. In the recapping shop, after visual inspection, the tire is put in a tire spreader for thorough inside and outside inspection. Here a soldier is using a probe to remove a nail from the tire

Holabird ordnance depot, Baltimore, Maryland. In the recapping shop, a...

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United we are strong, united we can win

United we are strong, united we can win

World War II poster showing cannons, each with the flag of an allied power, blasting into the sky. OWI poster no. 64.

El Shatt, the United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration's refugee camp for Yugoslavs

El Shatt, the United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration'...

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El Shatt, the United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration's refugee camp for Yugoslavs

El Shatt, the United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration'...

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El Shatt, the United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration's refugee camp for Yugoslavs

El Shatt, the United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration'...

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Women workers install fixtures and assemblies to a tail fuselage section of a B-17F bomber at the Douglas Aircraft Company, Long Beach, Calif. Better known as the "Flying Fortress," the B-17F is a later model of the B-17 which distinguished itself in action in the South Pacific, over Germany and elsewhere. It is a long range, high altitude heavy bomber, with a crew of seven to nine men, and with armament sufficient to defend itself on daylight missions

Women workers install fixtures and assemblies to a tail fuselage secti...

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B-24 Liberator Bomber and C-87 Liberator Express. Cross-section of the C-87 Liberator Express shows the transport as an adaptation of the B-24 Liberator bomber. In the Liberator Express, the fuselage is stripped, the nose is closed, turrets are eliminated and a large loading door installed. It has a top speed of over 300 miles per hour and a range of approximately 3,000 miles

B-24 Liberator Bomber and C-87 Liberator Express. Cross-section of the...

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Langley Field, Virginia. YB-17 bombardment squadron. A combat crew of one of our mighty YB-17 bombers lines up before a warship of the skies. A captain and lieutenant act as pilot and co-pilot. Two sergeants and four corporals man the machine guns, radio and other equipment. All belong to a bombardment squadron stationed at Langley Field, Virginia

Langley Field, Virginia. YB-17 bombardment squadron. A combat crew of ...

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Production. B-17F heavy bombers. Even the icebox had its place in the modern aircraft assembly line. Certain types of rivets fit more perfectly when they are installed in the cold or shrunken state. The girl is removing a supply of rivets from dry ice in the Long Beach, California, plant of Douglas Aircraft Company. Better known as the "Flying Fortress," the B-17F is a later model B-17, which distinguished itself in action in the South Pacific, over Germany and elsewhere. It is a long range, high altitude, heavy bomber with a crew of seven to nine men and with armament sufficient to defend itself on daylight missions

Production. B-17F heavy bombers. Even the icebox had its place in the ...

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Boeing aircraft plant, Seattle, Washington. Production of B-17 (Flying Fortress) bombing planes. Girl checking electrical wiring assemblies

Boeing aircraft plant, Seattle, Washington. Production of B-17 (Flying...

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Production. B-24 bombers and C-87 transports. New consolidated transport, just off the assembly line of a Western aircraft plant are loaded with cargo. The site of the plant and flying field was a cow pasture not so long before Pearl Harbor. This new transport, an adaptation of the B-24 bomber, is known as the C-87 and carries one of the greatest human or cargo loads of any plane now in mass production. It is built in a plant equipped with one of the best and most modern air conditioning and fluorescent lighting systems in the country

Production. B-24 bombers and C-87 transports. New consolidated transpo...

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Langley Field, Virginia. YB-17 bombardment squadron. The kind of man Hitler wishes we didn't have. A bomber pilot, captain in a bombardment squadron stationed at Langley Field, Virginia, just before he climbs aboard his huge YB-17 bombing plane

Langley Field, Virginia. YB-17 bombardment squadron. The kind of man H...

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Production. B-24 bombers and C-87 transports. Ramy Presley sets Cleco fasteners with a pistol-like tool to hold a belly piece of a consolidated transport in place previous to riveting. This new transport, an adaptation of the B-24 bomber, is known as the C-87, and is now coming off the production lines of a Western plant in great numbers. It carries one of the greatest human or cargo loads of any plane now in mass production.

Production. B-24 bombers and C-87 transports. Ramy Presley sets Cleco ...

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Production. B-17F heavy bombers. Negro girls are proving willing and capable aircraft workers. This girl works on wing jigs in the assembly of B-17F heavy bombers at the Long Beach, California, plant of Douglas Aircraft Company. Better known as the "Flying Fortress," the B-17F is a later model B-17, which distinguished itself in action in the South Pacific, over Germany and elsewhere. It is a long range, high altitude, heavy bomber with a crew of seven to nine men and with armament sufficient to defend itself on daylight missions

Production. B-17F heavy bombers. Negro girls are proving willing and c...

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United States planes in echelon formation. From the top: Boeing Flying Fortress (B17); Douglas Transport; Consolidated Liberator (B 24)

United States planes in echelon formation. From the top: Boeing Flying...

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Langley Field, Virginia. YB-17 bombardment squadron. A staff sergeant of a bombardment squadron serves as radio operator on a huge YB-17 bomber. He is reporting to his home base at Langley Field, Virginia

Langley Field, Virginia. YB-17 bombardment squadron. A staff sergeant ...

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YB-17 bombardment squadron, Langley Field, Virginia. Brakes on the landing gear of a YB-17 bomber. A sergeant of a bombardment squadron at Langley Field, Virginia makes adjustments that will help this big warship of the air to land smoothly

YB-17 bombardment squadron, Langley Field, Virginia. Brakes on the lan...

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Japanese plane carrier circling to avoid attack by United States airmen at Midway, as seen from a B-17 American bomber

Japanese plane carrier circling to avoid attack by United States airme...

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Salvage. Scrap for steel mills. A cannon that saw duty in World War I stands in the yard of a Chicago steel mill, ready to be melted down and processed into a modern weapon for World War II

Salvage. Scrap for steel mills. A cannon that saw duty in World War I ...

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Langley Field, Virginia. YB-17 bombardment squadron. The men who keep them flying are proud of Uncle Sam's new warships of the skies. A master sergeant of a bombardment squadron at Langley Field, Virginia turns a fond but critical eye on one of the four powerful motors of a giant YB-17 bomber

Langley Field, Virginia. YB-17 bombardment squadron. The men who keep ...

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YB-17 bombardment squadron, Langley Field, Virginia. The buck privates don't get all of the dirty jobs in this man's army. A group of non-coms in a bombardment squadron at Langley Field, Virginia wash down the landing gear of a four-engine bomber

YB-17 bombardment squadron, Langley Field, Virginia. The buck privates...

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A black and white photo of a train with a tire on it, Holabird ordnance depot, Baltimore, Maryland

A black and white photo of a train with a tire on it, Holabird ordnanc...

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Holabird ordnance depot, Baltimore, Maryland. U.S. Army vehicles ready to be shipped overseas

Holabird ordnance depot, Baltimore, Maryland. U.S. Army vehicles ready...

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A black and white photo of a bunch of trucks, Holabird ordnance depot, Baltimore, Maryland

A black and white photo of a bunch of trucks, Holabird ordnance depot,...

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Holabird ordnance depot, Baltimore, Maryland. In the recapping shop, after having been buffed and coated with cement, the tire gets a capping of camelback. It is first put on by hand and then by the power stitcher, as in this picture

Holabird ordnance depot, Baltimore, Maryland. In the recapping shop, a...

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A black and white photo of a car on a snowy road, Holabird ordnance depot, Baltimore, Maryland

A black and white photo of a car on a snowy road, Holabird ordnance de...

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